Oct. 25, 2011
Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov
J.D. Harrington/Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241/1979
j.d.harrington@nasa.gov/michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-221
NASA RELEASES THIRD STATUS REPORT ON COMMERCIAL PARTNER PROGRESS
WASHINGTON -- NASA's industry partners continue to meet their
established milestones in developing commercial crew transportation
capabilities that will ferry U.S. astronauts to and from the
International Space Station, reducing the amount of time America has
to depend on Russia for launch services. NASA has outlined an
ambitious program moving forward that relies on U.S. private industry
to assume transportation of cargo and crew to the International Space
Station, while the agency focuses on deep space exploration.
NASA has posted the third status report on its Commercial Crew
Development 2 (CCDev2) program to the agency's Commercial Space
Transportation website. The report highlights the progress and
accomplishments for the agency's commercial spaceflight development
efforts. The bi-monthly report is targeted toward non-technical
stakeholders and the American public, to keep them informed of NASA's
achievements in regaining human spaceflight leadership through
American-made access to space.
"There is a lot happening in NASA's commercial crew and cargo programs
and we want to make sure the public and our stakeholders are informed
about the progress industry is making," said Phil McAlister, NASA's
director of commercial spaceflight development. "It's exciting to see
these spaceflight concepts move forward."
NASA's Commercial Crew Development program is investing financial and
technical resources to stimulate efforts within the private sector to
develop and demonstrate safe, reliable, and cost-effective space
transportation capabilities.
For the report and more information about CCDev2, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/
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